Thank you to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for the e-ARC of Remember Us To Life!
4 / 5 ⭐

“To those who were murdered, to those who lived.”
When most people think of historical Jewish graphic novels, we think of Maus. Remember Us To Live is very different from Maus, so I want to make sure people are going in with the right mindset to the book and giving it the care it deserves. Remember Us To Life is a mixed-media deep dive into the lives (and deaths) of the author’s family. There is not a driving action packed narrative; it doesn’t have as much of the graphic, visceral violence of Maus. Remember Us is text heavy and focused on facts across all areas of life because it is meant to preserve lived experiences. Answered questions lead to more questions and to regrets. There is not a happily ever after - even the “good” news is heavy with the weight of grief and generational trauma. Things are complicated and uncertain.

This was a labor of love and research, and I would recommend it to people who enjoy memoirs and historical non fiction. It has all the trigger warnings you would expect in a book about the Shoah.